F. W. ABRAMS
Year Built
1920
Official Number
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Shipyard
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
485.00 feet
Beam
63.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
1894.00 tons
Gross Tons
9310.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sunk - Mine
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
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Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Operator Agreement
Time Charter Agreement
Flag State
United States
Incident Information
Incident Date
June 11, 1942
Use at Loss
Cargo Transportation
Cause
Sunk - Mine
Cause Comments
Struck a mine in a U.S. Navy minefield while en route from Aruba, N.W.I. (Netherlands Antilles), to New York, New York.
Conflict
World War II
Location of Incident
Northwest Atlantic
Accuracy of Incident Location
Historic 1
Lat/Long
34° 55' N., 75° 50' W.
Incident Location Comments
Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Lives Lost
0
